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MDPIM Canadian Equity Pool Series A

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Canadian Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(09-17-2025) 		$31.32
Change
-$0.05 (-0.16%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
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MDPIM Canadian Equity Pool Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 28, 2000): 6.01%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 4.15% 7.57% 12.40% 12.90% 23.50% 19.08% 15.57% 9.23% 13.19% 10.86% 9.25% 9.15% 8.51% 8.74%
Benchmark 4.96% 9.85% 14.09% 17.59% 25.86% 22.26% 17.49% 11.88% 14.98% 13.03% 11.75% 11.54% 11.06% 10.82%
Category Average 3.52% 7.30% 11.34% 14.12% 20.11% 18.38% 14.26% 9.95% 13.29% 11.03% 9.60% 9.47% 8.97% 8.84%
Category Rank 252 / 764 346 / 748 273 / 742 526 / 738 201 / 723 347 / 702 249 / 682 407 / 617 342 / 577 342 / 539 353 / 499 323 / 464 328 / 434 256 / 391
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 2.95% 1.63% 7.04% -2.31% 1.65% -1.19% -1.67% 0.30% 5.95% 2.44% 0.82% 4.15%
Benchmark 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.64% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.16% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -7.80% 19.31% 6.41% -11.38% 19.00% 3.73% 23.23% -9.39% 12.25% 21.68%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 1 1
Category Rank 268/ 378 151/ 406 279/ 448 362/ 474 374/ 520 275/ 546 350/ 581 549/ 649 166/ 686 117/ 713

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.23% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.38% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 94.06
Cash and Equivalents 2.10
Foreign Corporate Bonds 1.31
Income Trust Units 1.25
International Equity 1.14
Other 0.14

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.85
Basic Materials 14.25
Technology 12.39
Industrial Services 9.99
Real Estate 9.22
Other 29.30

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.76
Asia 1.01
Latin America 0.10
Other 0.13

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.34
Brookfield Corp Cl A 4.30
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.30
Bank of Montreal 3.70
Canadian National Railway Co 3.06
Open Text Corp 2.56
Constellation Software Inc 2.36
National Bank of Canada 2.35
CAE Inc 2.34
WSP Global Inc 2.25

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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MDPIM Canadian Equity Pool Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.26% 12.07% 12.77%
Beta 0.88% 0.91% 0.97%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.93% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.99% 0.88% 0.58%
Sortino 2.00% 1.45% 0.70%
Treynor 0.13% 0.12% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 84.75% 85.54% 84.31%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.07% 11.26% 12.07% 12.77%
Beta 0.94% 0.88% 0.91% 0.97%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.94% 0.93% 0.95%
Sharpe 1.86% 0.99% 0.88% 0.58%
Sortino 5.35% 2.00% 1.45% 0.70%
Treynor 0.20% 0.13% 0.12% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 80.37% 84.75% 85.54% 84.31%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

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Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

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Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

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Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date August 28, 2000
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Restricted
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $6

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MDP205

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is long-term capital growth. The Fund invests in Canadian equity securities issued primarily by large cap companies.

Investment Strategy

The Fund employs an active multiple sub-adviser approach to leverage the individual strengths of each sub-adviser. Fund assets are allocated to a combination of the sub-advisers for the Fund, based on the Portfolio Manager’s assessment of the sub-advisers’ skills, the expected capital market environment, and the anticipated risk inherent in each sub-adviser’s strategy.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.
Sub-Advisor

Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.

Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

MD Financial Management Inc.
Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar

MD Financial Management Inc.
Distributor

MD Management Limited

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 3,000
PAC Subsequent 1,000
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 25

Fees

MER 1.37%
Management Fee 1.25%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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